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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "ADVOCATE ABDULLAH HAJI SULAIMAN" <barrister.abdullahhaji11@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hajisulaimanchambers@live.com
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:17:45 +0800
Subject: ASSALAMUALAIKUM::PHILANTHROPIC AWARD/ USE FOR THE CHARITY HOME


*FROM THE DESK OF*
*HAJI SULAIMAN ABDULLAH LAW CHAMBERS
LEGAL SOLICITORS/PRIVATE
20 JALAN TUN RAZAK *
*KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA
DIRECT LINE: +60143659378*
*EMAIL:* hajisulaimanchambers@live.com


* *
* *
*ASSALAMUALAIKUM*
* *
* *
*Your e-mail address came up in a random draw conducted by my law firm,HAJI
SULAIMAN ABDULLAH Law Chambers in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
*
*My name is Barrister HAJI SULAIMAN ABDULLAH (esq).A personal attorney to my
late client Mr.Abdullah A. Rahman who worked with an oil firm here in
Malaysia, Mr.Abdullah A. Rahman a well known Philanthropist,before he died,
he made a Will in my law firm stating that $5.2M five million Two Hundred
Thousand U.S. dollars only) should be donated to any Philanthropist of our
choice outside Malaysia (Overseas.)


My chambers conducted a random draw which was supervised by the Ministry
of justice, The attorney General of Malaysia and AFFIN BANK Malaysia the
bank where the money was deposited by my late client Mr Abdullah A.
Rahman,and your name and e-mail address was picked as the beneficiary to
this (WILL).*
* *
*I am particularly interested in securing this money from the Bank, because
they have issued a notice instructing my chamber to produce the beneficiary
of this Will within three weeks which happens to be you or else the money
will be credited to the Government treasury as per law here in my country
Malaysia.

It is my utmost desire to execute the Will of our late client. Mr.Abdullah
A. Rahman. You are required to contact me immediately to start the process
of transfering this money to any of your designated official bank account. I
urge you to contact me immediately for further details bearing in mind that
the Bank has given us a date limit.

Please contact me urgently via my personal email address as follows: **
hajisulaimanchambers@live.com* <hajisulaimanchambers@live.com>
* *
* *
*CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN.*
* *
*Regards*
*Advocate Haji Sulaiman Abdullah
Attorney-at-Law
*

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